Saturday, 21 February 2015

On Monday morning (February 16, 2015), the 18th Escort Task Force of
People's Liberation Army Navy arrived in Piraeus, Greece, for a four-day
visit. The fleet consists of the Changbai Shan (989), a Type 071 Yuzhao-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD), the flagship of the squadron, the frigate Yuncheng (571), a Type 54A class frigate (Jiangkai II) and the large replenishment ship Chaohu
(890), a Type 903A (Fuchi) replenishment ship. The fleet is under the
command of Real Admiral Zhang Chuanshu. On Wednesday, the Chinese ships
docked at Piraeus, were open to the public (except Chaohu) for a limited
time (10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00). Of course, I could not miss this
opportunity; I found the time to visit the warships just for an hour. Enjoy photos of LPD Changbaishan, the flagship of the Chinese task force and one of the four ships of the class in service with People's Liberation Army Navy that was commissioned just in 2012!